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8:05 PM ET, November 22, 2016

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Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Donald Trump at The New York Times: Live on Twitter  —  Trump gets asked about his commitment to first amendment, says, “I think you'll be happy.”  — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016  —  Open up the libel laws?  Trump says someone told him, “You know, YOU might be sued a lot more.' I said …
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Seems to Retreat on Some Promises  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump retreated on Tuesday from some of his most extreme campaign promises, dropping his vow to jail Hillary Clinton, expressing doubt about the value of torturing terrorism suspects and pledging to have an open mind about climate change.
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Trump, at New York Times Meeting, Is Cordial and Critical  —  The strained relationship between Donald J. Trump and The New York Times took an odd path on Tuesday when a planned meeting between the president-elect and the newspaper was abruptly canceled by Mr. Trump and then quickly rescheduled.
Brent Griffiths / Politico:
Trump disavows the alt-right
Clare Foran / The Atlantic:   ‘An Erosion of Democratic Norms in America’
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Democratic presidential electors revolt against Trump  —  At least a half-dozen Democratic electors have signed onto an attempt to block Donald Trump from winning an Electoral College majority, an effort designed not only to deny Trump the presidency but also to undermine the legitimacy of the institution.
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Democrat Harold Ford Jr. emerging as potential Trump pick  —  Former Democratic Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. is emerging as a possible contender for transportation secretary, or another Cabinet post, in Donald Trump's budding administration.  —  The telegenic Ford — who served five terms …
New York Times:
Trump Inches Toward Naming Domestic Cabinet Members
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Report: Presidential electors planning to undermine Electoral College
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Activists Urge Clinton Campaign to Challenge Election Results in 3 Swing States  —  Hillary Clinton is being urged by a group of prominent computer scientists and election lawyers to call for a recount in three swing states won by Donald Trump, New York has learned.
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump Foundation admits to violating ban on ‘self-dealing,’ new filing to IRS shows  —  President-elect Donald Trump's charitable foundation has admitted to the IRS that it violated a legal prohibition against “self-dealing,” which bars nonprofit leaders from using their charity's money to help themselves …
Jonah Bennett / The Daily Caller:
Politico Editor RESIGNS After Publishing Home Addresses Of Alt-Right Icon Richard Spencer, Advocating For ‘Baseball Bats’  —  National editor at Politico Michael Hirsh resigned after publishing the home addresses of alt-right figurehead Richard Spencer Tuesday morning and advocating for serious violence.
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ThinkProgress:
ThinkProgress will no longer describe racists as ‘alt-right’
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
‘BROKEN PROMISE’: Breitbart Isn't Happy About Trump's Decision Not to Charge Clinton  —  After Republican president-elect Donald Trump announced he would press charges against former Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, alt-right Trump fansite Breitbart is none too pleased.
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David Remnick / New Yorker:
Donald Trump Personally Blasts the Press  —  The fantasy of the normalization of Donald Trump—the idea that a demagogic candidate would somehow be transformed into a statesman of poise and deliberation after his Election Day victory—should now be a distant memory, an illusion shattered.
Nigel Farage Mep / Breitbart:
FARAGE: I Am Prepared to Help Britain Work with President Trump  —  The joyous Brexit result was the first brick knocked out of the establishment wall.  What followed with the victory of Donald J. Trump has still not sunk in with the very establishment that he beat.  —  But the world has changed.
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Guy Faulconbridge / Yahoo:
Britain to Trump: ‘No vacancy’ for Farage as ambassador
Discussion: Daily Wire and Telegraph
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Donald Trump says that if the president does it, it's not illegal  —  Keep on draining that swamp.  —  Since Election Day, President-elect Donald Trump encouraged foreign diplomats to stay at his hotels, pressed British politicians to oppose a wind farm that could block the view from his golf course …
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ABC News:
House Republican Criticizes Donald Trump Over Potential Business Conflicts of Interest
Discussion: Politico
Reuters:
Judge blocks Obama rule extending overtime pay to 4.2 million workers  —  A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to more than 4 million workers from taking effect, imperiling one of the outgoing president's signature achievements for boosting wages.
TMZ.com:
Kanye West — Dr. Says He Tried to Assault Staff ... Warned of Violence Against Cops  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kanye West's personal physician is the one who called 911, warning the dispatcher Kanye was not violent but would become violent when police arrived to help him.
Steven Bertoni / Forbes:
Exclusive Interview: How Jared Kushner Won Trump The White House  —  It's been one week since Donald Trump pulled off the biggest upset in modern political history, and his headquarters at Trump Tower in New York City is a 58-story, onyx-glassed lightning rod.  Barricades, TV trucks and protesters frame a fortified Fifth Avenue.
RADAR:
Hamilton Hypocrites!  PROOF Cast Members Who Slammed Mike Pence Don't Vote  —  Election records reveal the truth about their patriotism.  —  Cast members for the hit Broadway show Hamilton had no problem mouthing off to Vice President-Elect Mike Pence, but RadarOnline.com has learned …
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Facebook Said to Create Censorship Tool to Get Back Into China  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, has cultivated relationships with China's leaders, including President Xi Jinping.  He has paid multiple visits to the country to meet its top internet executives.
WNDU-TV:
Notre Dame football team placed on academic probation; 2012, 2013 wins vacated  —  The Notre Dame football team has been placed on probation by the NCAA, and the team's wins from the 2012 and 2013 seasons will be vacated.  —  It all stems from an academic scandal involving a student athletic trainer.
CBS Detroit:
Report: Driver Asked Kids ‘Are You Ready To Die’ Before Crashing Bus In Chattanooga  —  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WWJ/AP) - Parents of some of the children who survived a deadly school bus crash in Chattanooga are starting to shed some light on the moments leading up to the crash, which killed five kids and injured more than 20 others.
Tamerra Griffin / BuzzFeed:
Draft Washington Post Column Claimed Trump Said He Was “Sexually Attracted” To His Teenage Daughter  —  The line appeared in a draft of Richard Cohen's syndicated column, but vanished prior to publication.  —  Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen wrote that President-elect Donald Trump once asked …
Mark Bergen / Bloomberg:
Major Advertising Technology Company Bars Breitbart News for Hate Speech  —  AppNexus takes a stand as bigger rivals, Google and Facebook, face scrutiny over their handling of ‘fake news’  —  AppNexus Inc., a major advertising technology provider, has barred Breitbart News from using …
Gary Shteyngart / New Yorker:
Living in Trump's Soviet Union  —  I grew up in a dystopia—will I have to die in one, too?  —  When my parents lived in the Soviet Union, having a Jewish-looking “physiognomy,” as it was called, proved a daily liability.  Standing in line for eggs or milk or ham, one could feel the gaze …
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Rust Belt Dems broke for Trump because they thought Clinton cared more about bathrooms than jobs  —  THE BIG IDEA:  —  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio—Back in May, the longtime chairman of the Mahoning County Democratic Party sent a private memo to leaders in Hillary Clinton's campaign warning …
Discussion: Power Line and Daily Wire
Wall Street Journal:
Mitt Romney Leads Donald Trump's Picks for Secretary of State  —  President-elect leans toward the former governor but advisers' tug of war delays decision  —  President-elect Donald Trump is leaning toward asking former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to be his secretary of state, according to people familiar with the deliberations.
Discussion: RedState, Business Insider and Hot Air
 
 
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Josh Sanburn / TIME:
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
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Eric Kohn / IndieWire:
Stephen K. Bannon's Indie Film Career Contradicts His Alt-Right Vision
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Jessica Wick / Facebook:
11/20/16.  —  So.  Today I met Hillary Clinton.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Democrats won the most votes in the election. They should act like it.
Discussion: TIME
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